The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-12

elegant country house of the brides father
was. brilliantly illuminated The mansion
''blazed with light" every room was EN- uncovered
in roses 900 guests invited ard 2, 800 were
present; the refreshments comprised all the
delicacies of the season. and wine Flowed like
water The brides cake contained two elegant
solitaire diamond rings. and the bride herself,
attended by six nieces and nephews, was clot he'd
in a robe so magnificent to defy the descrip-
tive powers of the entranced reporter The
presents were the most costly ever bestowed
upon any one in St. Joe. Last and most i'm
pressive of all. letters and kilograms of regret
were 'almost numberless,' among them being
notes from President and Mrs Cleveland Hon
VIM. NJ Evarts and others. Until some down
East bride can surpass this display, the would
be leaders of fashion whereabouts may hide their
diminished heads. Missouri has the floor.
THE New York militia procured the passage
of bill through the State Legislature permit
ting them to hold their annual drill and parade
in Central Park. Before the measure became q
law the protests of the citizens aud of Mayor
Hewitt in their behalf were urgent against
what the latter terms the Dissertation of the
park, that the commander of the troops decided
not to ask the Governor to sign the bill, and so
informed the Mayor, insisting, however, at the
same time, that the parade, taking place as it
would in the fall. could do no possible injury to
turf or shrubbery To this Mayor Hewitt
replies in letter which is at agricult-
ural essay and an eloquent and practical argu-
ment in favor Of the rights Of millions of toilers
to the enjoyment of ''the fragrant doors which
exhale from the flowers of the field, the infinite
variety of color in grass, shrub and tree. the
graceful motion of the foliage, stirred by the
gentle and refreshing breeze. the varying
phases of light and shade of sunshine and
darkness. all tending to lead the thoughts of
men from nature up to natures God" These
privileges, heexpains to the military commander,
would be .interfered with quito as much by AN
autumn parade as by one in June, vegetation
even at thatseason requiring protection. The
shrubbery, the Mayor informs his correspondent,
is not removed during the cold weather. but
remains in the ground, and would undoubtedly
suffer fri p being trampled over and broken down
by the crowds which would gather at a parade.
This spirited protest against the use of the park
for the purpose proposed. and the disgust of the
Washington people over the trampling of their
grassy park into dusty and unattraetive 'com-
mons" by the soldiers of the recent national
drill, offer dscouraging prospect to militia in
search of accommodations. The public holds
the military organizations in high esteem, but
developments at New York. and Washington,
and Philadelphia indicate that they do Lot desire
to make unnecessary sacrifices for their sake.
TALK about hustlers in politics! If men want
points on running a campaign let them go to the
schoolma'ms of Omaha. At the election there
this week for members Of the school board, the
women. who allowed to vote on school ques
tons in Nebraska threw their influence for the
Republican candidates. and elected nine out OF
ten of them. An account taken from local pa
per says;
THE closing scenes of the election were excit-
ing and stormy to the young women who were
making their debut in politics They bad can
vassed a large part of the city, they had repu-
dated the non-partisan ticket which did not rep
resent them, they had been menaced at the polls
by Mr.. Connoyer and Boss Rosewater, and they
ready, If necessary, to lose their positions,
and, man would put it, to die with their
boots but they were bound to win or die
hard. the most daring achievement of the fair
sch oolmstresses witnessed late In the day.
A funeral procession which was passing the polls
on its return from q cemetery was hailed by
teacher, and she induced the women in the pro-
cesscn to alight and vote. Surprised but ready
when they learned the situation the women did
as they were urged. and then resumed their
mournful way; some of them have not vet re-
covered from their surprise, and the teacher
herself now wonders how she did it Said one
teacher I told some of my pupils that if they
wanted me to stay they must help work for our
ticket, and they did, one of them brought out
her carriage Said another teacher: Mr..
- Ia Democratic candidate) and the
janitor at our school, took away q voter from me
and marched him into saloon. They knew 1
COUNT follow him into a saloon These tactics
were pursued often at the Dodge street and
Farnam schools yesterday, and it was beer
versus woman, with woman in the ascendant"
The funeralprocession feature of the
paign is commended to the politicians of this
locality. The idea should be put IN pickle. and
be used next year. Let undertaken
mourner escape, will be the motto of the boys on
electi on day.
THE daughter of an earl does not. it seems.
find literature more profitable than do untitled
aspirants for its honors and emoluments. Lon
don correspondents relate the misfortunes of
Lady Constance Howard who has met the fate
of the common mortal who fails to pay his debts,
and has been sued by furniture dealer. On
being questioned in court as to the reason of her
delinquency, she defended herself by the state
ment that with no one but her husband to de-
pend upon she could not meet her expenses and
had, therefore, resorted to novel writing to
increase her income. She had published three,
and having made but twenty pounds out of
them all, had reached the conclusion that
such work did not pay. It did not, at all events,
pay the furniture man, and authors, aristocratic
or plebeian. should be warned by Lady Towards
example and not furnish their houses expec-
tations of what their pens will bring.
IT is with some reluctance that the Journal
mentions fact which may have adverse
influence upon gas legislation here, but what
ever be the results it is best to understand all
the objections to the fuel. The city prose-
cutor Of Pittsburg announces himself in favor
. Iivniti fba Of Oao tn
featuring and business establishments He
says
eff things are allowed to continue as they
have been will have nothing to do, and will
be driven back to work. Our chief source of
revenue. previous to the Introduction of the
natural gas was from the clothes-lin fights
caused by one woman throwing ashes out in
the back yard, when her neighbor had her